2014 EERS Conference

The 37th Annual EERS Conference at the Seaview Resort and Spa is over and was a big success. This year’s conference theme, Managing the Tension between Rigor and Resources, resonated with professional and student evaluators representing a wide range of disciplines across the northeastern states.

Conference Program and Presentations

The 2014 EERS conference program is available for download here or through the link provided in the Conference Materials list at the bottom of this page. Session presentations are also being made available for download below, in the order in which they appear in the program, as they become available.

EERS Conference Sponsors

Thank you to the following organizations whose support helps to make the Eastern Evaluation Research Society annual conference possible!

Plenary Speakers

The 2014 conference featured a distinguished group of keynote and plenary speakers, and pre-conference workshops.

• Gary T. Henry (Keynote Speaker) - Patricia and Rodes Hart Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Education in the Department of Leadership, Policy and Organization, Peabody College at Vanderbilt University
• Demetra Nightingale - Chief Evaluation Officer at the U.S. Department of Labor, and Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute
• Beverly Parsons - Executive Director of InSites in Colorado and American Evaluation Association President

The Eleanor Chelimsky Forum

In its 2nd year, this annual event examined the juxtaposition of evaluation theory and practice, with activities sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  The 2014 Forum’s Plenary Presentation was delivered by Debra Rog, Associate Director at Westat and past president of American Evaluation Association, followed by an open dialogue with conference participants.

Details of the 2013 Chelimsky Forum are still available for review, including links to videos of forum content on the EERS YouTube channel.

Pre-Conference Workshops

EERS has a long history of providing popular evaluation practitioner workshops immediately prior to the formal opening of the annual conference. This year's pre-conference trainings are listed below, with links to additional information about sessions and presenters.

Conference Materials

Conference materials and presentations are provided below, in conference program order. Presenters - if your materials are not included below but should be, please contact Kirk Knestis.